| Rank | Bank | Location | Fiscal period | Share holders' equity ($m) | Equity growth (%) | Total assets ($m) | Asset growth (%) | Net income ($m) | Income growth (%) | Return on equity (%) | $ rate differential (%) | |
| 97 | 96 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | National Australia Bank | Melbourne, Australia | 1996 | 9,921 | 9.63 | 123,961 | 18.99 | 1,667 | 6.59 | 16.8 | -4.76 |
| 2 | 2 | Westpac Banking Corp | Sydney, Australia | 1996 | 6,253 | 4.06 | 87,421 | 17.13 | 899 | 19.47 | 14.38 | -4.76 |
| 3 | 4 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Sydney, Australia | 1996 | 5,813 | 10.04 | 78,293 | 7.32 | 900 | 13.85 | 15.49 | -9.53 |
| 4 | 3 | Australia & New Zealand Banking | Melbourne, Australia | 1996 | 5,021 | 10.25 | 90,016 | 13.66 | 892 | 5.93 | ||